-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Even in death , peace seemed to elude little Myls Dobson .

On Wednesday evening , one week after the badly beaten and burned boy was found in the apartment of the woman caring for him , his body was claimed at the morgue in New York .

Authorities said the boy was found unconscious and unresponsive on the floor of the bathroom at The Ritz Plaza , a luxury high-rise in the Hell 's Kitchen section of Manhattan . He was later pronounced dead at a hospital .

Kryzie King , 27 , was indicted in connection with the boy 's death in Manhattan criminal court Wednesday .

She has been charged with first-degree assault , first-degree reckless endangerment , endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful imprisonment . A prosecutor told the court last week that King also was being investigated on suspicion of murder and faced additional charges . The indictment will be unsealed February 5 .

In a statement last week , King 's attorney , Bryan Konoski , said : `` My client is not charged with homicide at this time and she is presumed to be innocent of allegations against her . I would tell everyone not jump to any conclusions at this time . '' On Wednesday , Konoski did not return a call seeking comment .

Myls ' father , Okee Wade , who has a lengthy arrest record , was jailed in New Jersey on conspiracy , theft and money laundering charges just days after dropping his son off with King in mid-December , authorities said . He pleaded not guilty .

The boy 's mother , Ashlee Dobson , who faced abuse and neglect charges in both South Carolina and New York City before ultimately losing custody of Myls in 2011 , plans a memorial service for her son in Harlem on Tuesday night .

`` We 're trying to get this child buried with dignity and respect , '' said Tony Herbert , a spokesman for Dobson .

In the final weeks of his brief life , Myls suffered unspeakable acts of neglect and violence , according to a criminal complaint .

The boy had burn marks and abrasions on his head , neck , face and testicles , court papers said . There were bruises and numerous marks made by an object on his abdomen and legs and wrists -- bruises consistent with being restrained -- lacerations to his fingers , abrasions to his armpit , and bruises and scars on his back . The child appeared malnourished , the complaint said .

King told police that Myls ' father dropped the child off for her to watch on December 17 and that she was the `` child 's primary and sole caretaker '' until the time of his death , the complaint said .

At a news conference Friday , Herbert said that Dobson lost custody of her son for financial reasons . Herbert and Dobson demanded answers from child welfare authorities .

`` The city of New York put the child in the care of the father , who they knew was a felon , '' Herbert said . `` You open up a case and then you close it thinking everything is fine ? No . That has to be answered . Who did that , who authorized that ? ''

Referring to child welfare authorities , he added , `` She was in a shelter , they did n't think it best that she would be in that shelter with a baby , so they gave him to the father . ''

David Bookstaver , a family court spokesman , said Wednesday that the mother 's financial straits or stay at a shelter had nothing to do with her losing custody of the child .

`` The record reflected serious mental health issues that would have prevented her from properly caring for the young boy , '' he said . `` In fact , she consented to have the father be Myls ' custodian , as did the child 's lawyer and the Administration for Children 's Services . ''

At the New York family court hearing , it was mentioned that Ashlee Dobson was arrested after an emergency room nurse at a South Carolina hospital spotted lacerations on the boy and called the police , according to an April 8 , 2011 , police report from the Colleton County Sheriff 's Office .

She told police the injuries happened when Myls ran into traffic in the parking lot of a supermarket . She claimed she scratched the boy when she grabbed him and then fell on top of him , the report said .

`` When they got up she stated that she slapped the child with a closed fist on his face because she was mad , '' the report said .

Dobson told police that Myls later fell down stairs and struck his head . Philip Lights , Dobson 's lawyer , said the case was later dismissed after his client agreed to counseling and treatment under the supervision of child welfare authorities .

Last week , Dobson told reporters that she was turning her life around in hopes of regaining custody of her son . She had weekly visitation rights but last saw her son in November .

In tears , she said , `` I love my son . He always loved me . He always gave me kisses . ''

The complaint portrays the finals weeks of Myls ' life as a living hell .

King , the baby-sitter , told police that on December 29 she removed a hot rack from an oven with a glove and allegedly placed it against the boy 's right leg , leaving linear burn marks , the complaint said . The next day , she told police , she allegedly struck him about his body five or six times with a belt , leaving bruises and scars .

The complaint said King admitted that from December 30 to January 4 , she allegedly tied the boy 's wrists and feet together with shoe laces and gagged him with a piece of cloth . She told police that treatment resulted in scaring on his wrists and ankles . On the day she freed him , the complaint said , King allegedly beat him 12 to 13 times with a belt .

On January 7 , during subfreezing temperatures , King told police she allegedly locked the child , wearing only a T-shirt and shorts , outside on a balcony from 20 minutes to an hour , the complaint said . That same day , she allegedly locked the boy inside a dark bathroom for about three hours .

King told authorities that the boy was `` being very difficult eating and that the last full meal he ate was on December 26 , 2013 ; after that he would only pick at his food , '' the complaint said . The last time the boy ate or drank anything was on January 3 .

Aside from her comments about the child not eating well , King gave no indication in the complaint of what might have prompted her purported actions .

After arriving at King 's home on December 17 , the complaint said , Myls Dobson lost 20 to 25 pounds .

Julie Bolcer , a spokeswoman for the city medical examiner 's office , said an autopsy was performed Thursday , but the cause of death is pending further study .

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called Myls ' death tragic and ordered a full report on what happened by the end of this week .

`` Each one of these tragedies , it 's our job to try to stop , '' he said . `` And god forbid when they happen , it is our job to learn from them and try to every time do better so we can reach more children . ''

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A week after horrific death , boy 's body claimed at New York morgue

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Kryzie King , 27 , is indicted in connection with the death of Myls Dobson

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`` We 're trying to get this child buried with dignity and respect , '' mother 's spokesman says